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Kentucky U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin is being rebuked by a national Republican group for defending Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes against a GOP spokesman who referred to her as an “empty dress” this week.

“It’s frankly embarrassing—and as a woman it’s offensive—that someone proclaiming to be conservative would lend credence to the Barack Obama gender war playbook that aims to smear good and decent Republicans,” Hougeson told WFPL in a statement.

“It’s more plausible that a candidate who is down 50 points in the polls and using taxpayer funded government aides to accompany him to television appearances on liberal MSNBC is grasping for relevance. Mr. Bevin might as well be working for Alison Lundergan Grimes at this point, they utilize the same playbook.”

It’s unclear what political benefit the Bevin campaign had in getting involved in this spat, but the Louisville businessman did tell The C-J the “empty dress” comment doesn’t help the GOP with its gender gap in the polls.